We offer our main orientation for new students once a year before the start of the fall term. We offer a truncated spring program for graduate students beginning their first academic year in the spring term.
Welcome to Pitt Public Health! We are excited to welcome you to your first term during our upcoming New Student Orientation.
Summer 2024 Events for New Students
Undergraduate Students
New students to the University of Pittsburgh (both first-year and transfer students) will follow the University's Welcome Week schedule August 19-25, 2024. The required academic session with the School of Public Health will be on Friday, August 23.
Welcome Week information will be sent to your Pitt email in July.
Read more about University Orientation
Graduate Students
There will be three orientations for graduate students held between August 19-23: University, school, and department/program level.
University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 20
More details on University-wide Orientation for graduate students.
School of Public Health Graduate Student Orientation
Wednesday, August 21
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., University Club/Public Health Building
9 a.m.- noon - School of Public Health Presentations - Ballroom B
Noon-1 p.m. - Lunch provided by the school
12:30-2:30 p.m. - Resource Fair - Ballroom A
- Resource Fair Participants
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Allegheny County Health Department
Bridging the Gaps
Campus Recreation
Center for Health Equity
Community-Based Participatory Research and Practice (Certificate Program)
Department of Mobility (Parking and Transportation)
Doctoral Student Organization
Evaluation of Public Health Programs (Certificate Program)
Global Health (Certificate Program)
Global Links
Graduate and Professional Student Government
Health Equity (Certificate Program)
Health Services Library System
Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center
Office of Academic Career Development
Office of International Services
Office of Off-Campus Living
Pitt Public Health Graduate Student Government Association
Pitt Police
PittServes
Pitt Sustainability
POGOH (Bike Share Pittsburgh)
Project Rural India Social and Health Improvement
Public Health Genetics (Certificate Program)
STI/HIV Program - Allegheny County Health Department
Street Medicine
Student Emergency Medical Services
Student Health Services
University Counseling Center
UPMC Health Plan
3 - 5 p.m. - Student Social - Public Health Building, Commons (first floor)
Department/Program Orientation
Days/times vary by department and will be added here as details are available. Contact your department student services staff for more information.
- Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
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Monday, August 19
10 a.m.-noon
Room A719Contact Paul Markgraf with questions.
- Biostatistics
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Thursday, August 22
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Room A719Contact Helen Chen with questions.
- Environmental and Occupational Health
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Monday, August 19
Noon-1 p.m.
Room 4140Contact Bryanna Snyder with questions.
- Epidemiology
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Thursday, August 22
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Room A115 - Health Policy and Management
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For master's students only
Monday, August 19
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Room G23Tuesday, August 20
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
MPH: Room A215
MHA: Room A216Contact Jessica Dornin with questions.
- Human Genetics
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Thursday, August 22
Department-wide informational session
12:30-2 p.m., G23 Public HealthReception
2-4 p.m., Public Health CommonsFriday, August 23
MS in Genetic Counseling Program
9 a.m.-1 p.m., 3121CPhD and MS in Human Genetics Programs
2-3:30 p.m., 1155 Public HealthMPH in Public Health Genetics Program
2-4 p.m., 3121CMonday, August 26
MS in Genome Bioinformatics Program
11 a.m.-noon, 3128Contact Noel Harrie with questions.
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
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Friday, August 23
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Second floor, Public HealthContact Erin Schuetz with questions.
- Multidisciplinary Master of Public Health
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Thursday, August 22
1:30-3:30 p.m.
1155 Public HealthContact Renee Valenti with questions.
Learn about other graduate student orientation events, such as International Student Orientation, New Teaching Assistant Orientation, and a Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Students Resource Fair from the Office of the Provost.